A contraction refers to the condensing of words as they evolve through a language. They are often times easy to identify in literature and writing; however, there are some contractions most people have never heard of. As obscure as these contractions may be, they still exist and must be identified and kept in mind when composing a piece. Therefore, I will begin with the obvious and continue to some of these contractions you may not have heard of.

A short guide on contractions.

Don't = do notWon't = will notCan't = cannotShan't = shall notShouldn't = should notCouldn't = could notShould've = should haveCould've = could haveThat'd = that wouldIt'd = it wouldShe'd = she wouldHe'd = he wouldThat'd've = that would haveShe'd've = she would haveHe'd've = he would haveThat'd'n't've = that would not haveIt't'n't've = it can't not have